UFC parts ways with Francisco Trinaldo after a decade

UFC mainstay Francisco Trinaldo has parted ways with the promotionAfter 26-fights spread across a decade, TUF Brazil season 1 veteran Francisco Trinaldo is no longer under contract with the UFC.

First reported by Damon Martin of MMAFighting, UFC officials confirmed that “Massaranduba” will not be re-signed after he finished out his promotional contract with a unanimous decision loss to Randy Brown back in October of last year.

Trinaldo first blipped on the UFC’s radar when he appeared on the TUF Brazil season 1 reality show. He didn’t win the season, but he did enough during his time there to snag the attention of UFC brass and get his foot in the door.

Francisco competed at lightweight and…